Posted in Digital Modes Projects

Connecting an old Weather Station to APRS

Is it possible to take an old weather station with no computer connectivity and pull the data to send to APRS? Turns out, this is a fairly doable project with certain models of weather stations. In my case, an older Acurite 5-in-1 weather station with a remote display worked perfectly. Let’s take a look at how!

Utilizing APRS off-road
Posted in Off Road

APRS Off-Road: An Important Tool for Your Off-Road Rig

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is a mode that can be used to transmit data and text messages via radio. There are a myriad of uses for APRS in off-road applications. Let’s take a look at some of them!